NEW DELHI: The civil services preliminary examination to select IAS and IPS officers among others has been scheduled to be held on June 3 next year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. Visit site

My father Allikhan Abdoolakhan Adhikari came from the Indian village Veer, District Kolaba(Raigad) State Maharashtra to Mauritius in 1924. I am his son and was born in Mauritius. There are about 3000 Muslim kokani families living in Mauritius. I am making research about the origin of these families. We have an association […]

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet – country’s highest decision making body – on Wednesday approved setting up International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) in Varanasi which will work on developing high-yielding rice varieties. The Center will be established at existing campus of the National Seed Research and Training Center in the […]

NEW DELHI: India will enter a new era in higher education on Sunday with the launch of hundreds of courses that will be delivered through DTH channels, tablets and mobiles. These courses have been developed by over 1,000 expert faculty members from premier institutions like IITs, JNU, Delhi University and Anna University. A ‘Made in […]

BENGALURU: India will set up 20 world class institutions across the country to promote research and innovation, said Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday. Visit site

Among the districts, Konkan has registered the highest pass percentage with 96.18 while the second highest is Pune with 91.95 per cent. The overall pass percentage is 88.74 per cent which is a little lower in comparison with last year’s 89.56. Girls, who have a pass percentage of 91.46, have fared better than boys whose […]

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) is planning to develop 21 new stations on its route and double 147-km stretch of the track, an official has said. As a part of the modernisation project, 21 new railway stations would be added at strategic places on the Konkan route, KRCL’s General Manager (strategic planning and business development) […]